WolfP2PMove your folders to a new computer
For:All users
No technical knowledge required.A new computer often needs selected document, photo, music, course, and project folders from the old one. A removable drive creates a temporary middle copy and requires physical access; cloud migration requires uploading everything before downloading it again and may consume hosted capacity. WolfP2P streams the selected files directly while preserving supported folder paths; “move” describes the migration goal, and the originals remain on the old computer until you choose to remove them.
Why WolfP2P fits
When both computers still work and can be online together, a Compatible Browser preserves the nested paths of the folders you choose. There is no migration utility or network share to configure.
The no-intermediary-copy design avoids staging personal documents and media with a cloud provider. For a long migration, Safe mode can retain recoverable progress.
Start with user-created material such as Documents, Desktop, Pictures, Music, Videos, downloads you still need, and application export folders. If the browser blocks a whole Documents or Desktop folder, choose the relevant subfolders rather than trying to unlock the parent. Treat the transfer as a selective file move—not as a clone of the old computer—and verify important destinations before erasing, selling, or recycling the source.
Windows to Windows. Transfer ordinary user-selected folders rather than attempting to copy installed applications, registry state, system profiles, or protected operating-system locations. The receiver chooses a destination it can write.
Mac to Mac. Select accessible working folders and remember that WolfP2P does not preserve every filesystem attribute, permission, extended attribute, or original modification time.
Between Windows and macOS. Prepare portable filenames and paths before transferring. WolfP2P rejects unsafe or unsupported destination paths instead of silently renaming them; use the cross-platform folder guide for the detailed boundary.
When the two computers are on the same network, a local browser connection can carry the files over Wi-Fi or Ethernet without an internet upload/download round trip. Online coordination is still required.
Before you start
The browsers need a direct network path. The current configuration gathers host candidates only, with no STUN traversal between separate private networks and no TURN file relay. Even a shared network can block the connection. Complete folder preservation and disk-backed large-file handling require a Compatible Browser, such as current Chrome, Edge, or Brave, with the required capabilities confirmed by WolfP2P's live check. Both peers must remain online while file bytes are moving. Keep both transfer tabs open until completion. Confirm that the receiver can write to the chosen destination and has enough free space for the transfer mode.
How to move your folders
Decide what belongs on the new computer
Inventory user-created folders such as Documents, Desktop, Pictures, Music, Videos, and application exports. If the browser blocks selecting an entire Documents or Desktop folder, select the relevant subfolders instead. Do not treat installed applications or operating-system folders as ordinary transferable data.
Prepare the destination
On the new computer, choose where the selected folders should live and confirm that the destination has enough free space.
If the browser refuses Documents or reports system files, create a subfolder inside Documents and select that instead. See folder permissions.
Pair the old and new computers
Create a tunnel on the old computer, privately share its invitation, and confirm that the new computer has joined.
Select and review the folders
Choose the intended source folder. The receiver reviews the paths, file count, and total size before accepting the transfer.
Transfer, recover if needed, and verify
Keep both computers online, reuse verified progress after a supported interruption, and inspect important files on the new computer before retiring the old one.
One browser tab represents one tunnel. Reloading or browser-restoring the same tab can resume its session, but genuinely closing the tab ends that session.
WolfP2P preserves file bytes and supported relative paths, but not the source file's modification date and time. A transferred file receives the current date and time when it is written at the destination.
If the computers cannot stay online together, compare this live transfer with a USB or external drive. If the goal is to keep both computers updated over time rather than complete one migration, compare direct transfer with folder synchronization.
Questions and answers
Does WolfP2P migrate applications and settings?
No. It transfers selected files and folders. It does not reinstall applications, migrate system accounts, reproduce permissions, or clone the operating system.
Are nested folders retained?
Yes on Compatible Browsers, such as Chrome, Edge, or Brave. The receiver chooses a destination, and WolfP2P preserves relative paths beneath it.
Can I rerun the transfer without copying everything again?
A new tunnel can locate destination candidates by relative path and byte size and skip a completed file after SHA-256 verification. This supports a deliberate one-way pass but does not watch for future changes.
Should I erase the old computer afterward?
Only after independently checking the destination and maintaining any backup you need. WolfP2P reporting is not a substitute for a migration or backup verification plan.